CHRO – Global Engineering Group (Dubai)

We’re hiring a Chief Human Resources Officer to lead the people agenda for a global engineering business headquartered in Dubai. This is a true enterprise role: you’ll partner the CEO and executive team, shape culture and performance at scale, and build a modern HR function that supports growth across multiple geographies.

• Own and deliver the global HR strategy aligned to business growth, margin, productivity, and delivery performance
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO/Board on org design, leadership capability, succession, and workforce planning
• Lead talent acquisition strategy for critical engineering and corporate roles globally (including hard-to-hire skill sets)
• Build and embed a high-performance culture: KPIs, performance management, rewards, and leadership standards
• Oversee compensation & benefits, job architecture, grading, and incentive design with strong governance
• Lead employee relations, compliance, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions (UAE + international)
• Drive HR transformation: HRIS/people analytics, process improvement, shared services/COEs where relevant
• Strengthen engagement, retention, EVP, and internal communications across diverse workforces